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Drone Disruption Shuts Down Runways At NY Airport, Prompts Governor Hochul Call For Federal Action
Daily Voice ^ | 12/14/24 | Joe Lombardi

Posted on 12/14/2024 5:10:37 PM PST by SeekAndFind

Runways at a Hudson Valley airport were brought to a halt after drone activity disrupted operations for approximately an hour, prompting New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to escalate calls for immediate federal intervention.

Hochul said the incident happened in Orange County on Friday, Dec. 13, at Stewart International Airport in New Windsor.

“This has gone too far,” Hochul stated, addressing growing concerns over unauthorized drones in sensitive airspace. The incident marks the latest in a series of drone sightings that have raised alarms across the state, pushing Hochul to take decisive action.

In mid-November, Hochul directed the New York State Intelligence Center to actively investigate drone sightings and work closely with federal law enforcement.

While those efforts continue, the governor has now called on Congress to pass the Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act.

The proposed legislation would bolster the Federal Aviation Administration’s ability to oversee drones and extend counter-drone measures to state and local law enforcement agencies.

“Extending these powers to New York State and our peers is essential,” Hochul emphasized.

Until Congress acts, the governor is urging the Biden Administration to deploy additional federal law enforcement to New York and neighboring regions to safeguard critical infrastructure and ensure public safety.

The rising frequency of drone incidents, particularly near key transportation hubs, has underscored the need for a robust response.

Hochul’s statement signals a growing sense of urgency to address the risks posed by unregulated drone activity before it leads to a more serious crisis.

Earlier report - Drone Sightings Spark Multi-State Concerns Along East Coast

This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: airport; drones; newsfromgroversmill; newyork; njdrones; spydrones
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1 posted on 12/14/2024 5:10:37 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

She needs to tell the FEDs to knock it off


2 posted on 12/14/2024 5:11:28 PM PST by al baby (I know sarcasm )
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To: SeekAndFind

i. call. for. federal. aktion.!


3 posted on 12/14/2024 5:21:06 PM PST by ichabod1 (lets change our name to the United States of Trump!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Time to declare martial law and arrest Trump before he can take office.


4 posted on 12/14/2024 5:22:49 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: SeekAndFind

What did Trump just say???

full disclosure or SHOOT THEM DOWN!


5 posted on 12/14/2024 5:24:24 PM PST by baclava
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To: SeekAndFind

I think she should charge the drones a congestion fee.


6 posted on 12/14/2024 5:26:54 PM PST by rottweiller_inc (inter canem et lupum)
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To: SeekAndFind

BTTT


7 posted on 12/14/2024 5:28:55 PM PST by nopardons
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To: SeekAndFind
There's a McDonalds less than 5 miles from this airport!!!


8 posted on 12/14/2024 5:31:19 PM PST by fruser1
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To: SeekAndFind
Trillions of dollars for the military, and they can't figure out what is flying overhead? What the fudge kind of air defense is that? January 20th can't happen soon enough …

9 posted on 12/14/2024 5:32:43 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: SeekAndFind

I guess if airports are not safe than we have to back to trains and electric cars to save the planet. /sarc


10 posted on 12/14/2024 5:33:51 PM PST by Liaison (TANSTAAFL)
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To: SeekAndFind

Maybe President Biden can step in and clear all of this up? Whahaha


11 posted on 12/14/2024 5:33:57 PM PST by plain talk
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To: SeekAndFind

I haven’t heard any of these big shot politicians just declare a ban over areas they don’t want them to go. Then when the ‘drones’ keep flying we will know they are powerless - not a good picture.


12 posted on 12/14/2024 5:36:40 PM PST by iontheball
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To: plain talk

If I send you my address would you send me some of what you’re smoking?


13 posted on 12/14/2024 5:37:50 PM PST by Equine1952
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To: al baby

Its not the feds, its either Iran or China..this is the end game, ya think that the Biden regime will allow Trump to take office on Jan 20th


14 posted on 12/14/2024 5:47:07 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: al baby

But she won’t do that because she’s corrupt all the way to the core and doesn’t care.


15 posted on 12/14/2024 5:49:54 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hochul should put on the Michael Dukakis helmet and ride around in an open tank threatening “If you want to take New York, you’ll have to go through me suckas.”


“Guided by a signal in the heavens”

First We Take Manhattan
Song by Leonard Cohen

They sentenced me to 20 years of boredom
For trying to change the system from within
I’m coming now, I’m coming to reward them
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I’m guided by a signal in the heavens (Guided, guided)
I’m guided by this birthmark on my skin (I am guided by)
I’m guided by the beauty of our weapons (Ooh, ooh)
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

Ah, you loved me as a loser, but now you’re worried that I just might win
You know the way to stop me, but you don’t have the discipline.

How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin.


16 posted on 12/14/2024 5:53:50 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: SeekAndFind

Just watched a video of a drone defense contractor who gave his opinion of the nature of the drone activity. He believes the drones are engaged in some type of “sniffing” activity. His first belief is that the drones are sniffing for radioactive signatures, i.e., radiation. The other possibility he suggests is that they are sniffing for natural gas, although again, he implies radiation detection is the stronger likelihood.

He did note that the drones could also be looking for someone using infrared, although less likely.

He said there is almost no reason whatsoever to fly drones at night unless the mission was either a sniffing operation or a search for someone. He noted that drones are not very good at actually seeing much at night as infrared is not a very precise tool in urban areas (I’m paraphrasing).


17 posted on 12/14/2024 5:54:22 PM PST by Obadiah
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To: fruser1

Christie photo....

Are these things trying to imitate White Castle sliders? They’re tiny. No wonder I eat four bags of Big Macs between meals.


18 posted on 12/14/2024 5:55:55 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: SeekAndFind

While it might be ChiCom or Iranian drones, or even top secret US weapons, what if it isn’t?

So much evil these days, especially against Christians and Jews, and such a large falling away of ‘Christians’; could these (and the UAPs, formerly known as UFOs) be demons appearing as ‘aliens’? Perhaps ‘softening up’ Americans to ‘normalize’ such sitings and then, eventually, revealing themselves as ‘aliens’?

People have a need for something spiritual, something greater than themselves. As so many have turned from God, they need something to believe in. satan, if he revealed himself as ‘satan’, the vast majority of atheists/agnostics would be repelled by him, and perhaps run to Jesus. If he eventually reveals himself as ‘an alien’, many of these atheists/agnostics, in addition to plenty of ‘weak’ believers, would flock to the alien, satan!

We see all kinds of ‘birth pangs’ these days, one never knows. Keep you eyes on He who was, is, and forever will be! Eyes on Calvary!


19 posted on 12/14/2024 5:56:19 PM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian ( Ceterum autem censeo Justinius True-dope-us esse delendam. sic semper tyrannis.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; The Spirit Of Allegiance; Rennes Templar
Time to declare martial law and arrest Trump before he can take office.

We've seen the warning signs plastered all over and over for years, but then watch people act all surprised. Totally out of the blue.


20 posted on 12/14/2024 5:56:30 PM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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